Otam Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Otam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3101:66,9978,459
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
France411:1,620,066149,911
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Otam (547) may also be a first name.

Otam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Otam (Hindi: ओतम, Marathi: ेाोतम, Tibetan: ཨོ་ཏམ།) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,792nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname Otam occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Otam are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Otam is also the 360,211th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 547 people.

The surname Otam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 66,997. In Cameroon Otam is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 73 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside and South Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Otam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Otam surname rose 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otam Last Name Statistics demography

Otam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotam899,365/
Otame89210/
Hotam8965/
Otham8962/
Ottam8944/
Oytam8929/
Ootam8911/
Ostam899/
Outam894/
O'Tam893/
Otahm891/
Otamn890/
Goutam8012,896/
Gottam806,314/
Gotham801,935/
Hotham801,369/
Othaim80364/
Gootam80318/
Outham80172/
Hootam8050/
Otasim8037/
Othamn8020/
Oottam803/
Goitam803/
Houtam803/
Gotaam802/
Otaime802/
Oostam802/
Osteam801/
Otteam801/
Ostamn801/
Ootham801/
Gotamm801/
Gotaum801/
Gotaym801/
Otamne801/
Oustam801/
Outtam801/
Otheam801/
Goytam801/
Outame801/
O'Team801/
Atam7514,266/
Otom753,016/
Utam751,120/
Etam75939/
Otan75877/
Goutham731,429/
Gouttam73357/
Hoytham7337/
Gootham7323/
Goottam738/
Gothham734/
Othamne734/
Hoitham734/
Goiteam732/
Otamova731/
Hoitame731/
Gottham731/
Ostamne731/
Hothaim731/
Otamowa731/
Gotaham731/
Hootham730/
Houtham730/
Hottham730/
Hatam678,671/
Uttam676,733/
Ostan674,152/
Atham673,795/
Gutam673,191/
Otang672,122/
Hotamova672,040/
Gotom671,668/
Othan671,592/
Attam671,134/
Astam67892/
Hotan67832/
Gotan67762/
Otoum67754/
Ettam67740/
Otome67528/
Otoom67423/
Utham67390/
Otain67365/
Ottan67364/
Etham67246/
Atame67223/
Otañe67221/
Gatam67205/
Ustam67153/
Otean67131/
Oytan67111/
Otane6793/
Oztan6783/
Aatam6782/
Hetam6767/
Utame6758/
Aztam6757/
Ottom6742/
Oitan6737/
Outan6735/
Ahtam6730/
Utaim6729/
Autam6726/
Ataim6718/
Ataum6718/
Otaan6715/
Hutam6714/
Ateam6712/
Uitam678/
Udtam677/
Aetam677/
Hotom677/
Othom677/
O'Tom677/
Ataam676/
Otomg676/
Eteam676/
Ostom674/
Utatm674/
Adtam674/
Otuom674/
Etaim673/
O'Tan673/
Hootaham673/
Utaum672/
Otant671/
Eetam671/
Gouthamm671/
Atamd671/
Atasm671/
Outom671/
Atamg671/
Ohtan671/
Uotom671/
Otaão671/
Atgam671/
Atamh671/
Ataym671/
Otayn671/
Houtaham671/
Ootan670/
Oitom670/

Otam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otam in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ཏམ།otam-
Otam in the Hindi language
ओतमotama89.47
औतमautama10.53
Otam in the Marathi language
ेाोतमeaotama50
ओतमotama50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otam
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